Paeanius
Sign in to savePaeanius ( , ), was a late Roman lawyer and translator who lived in the Eastern provinces. He was author of a translation into Greek language of the Latin historical work of Eutropius, the Breviarium ab urbe condita (or Breviarium historiae Romanae). His translation, which has survived in a handful of manuscripts, is a rare example of a near-contemporary translation from Latin to Greek, as Eutropius’s Breviarium was written in 369 and translated by Paeanius around 379.
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- 0400-00-00
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Key facts
- Person.birth_date
- circa 337
- Person.birth_place
- Antioch
- Person.death_date
- circa 379
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- Born
- 400
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Native language
- Ancient Greek
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Background
- Paeanius's ''Metaphrasis'' (Translation)
- Reception and history of transmission
- Reception during the 4th and 5th century
- Manuscript transmission and revival of interest during the Palaeologan Renaissance
- Printed editions and use as school text
- Contents
- Style and manner of the translation
- Further reading
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Paeanius ( , ), was a late Roman lawyer and translator who lived in the Eastern provinces. He was author of a translation into Greek language of the Latin historical work of Eutropius, the Breviarium ab urbe condita (or Breviarium historiae Romanae). His translation, which has survived in a handful of manuscripts, is a rare example of a near-contemporary translation from Latin to Greek, as Eutropius’s Breviarium was written in 369 and translated by Paeanius around 379.
== Background== thumb|Map of Antioch, Paeanius's home town, in Late Antiquity Paeanius's life can be reconstructed from various sources. His name is attested in the subscription to his translation. In the letters of Libanius, a prominent orator and teacher of rhetoric in the 4th century, Paeanius is mentioned several times (in the Attic form , ).